Because of our two-party system, voters often find themselves voting for the lesser of two evils, rather than a candidate they really feel would do the best job. . . .Since most states distribute their electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis, the smaller party has no chance to gain support without seeming to take this support from one of the major parties. Few people will support a party that never wins, especially when they are supporting that party at the possible expense of their least favorite candidate taking power.Source:FairVote.orgWhich of the following governmental policies would the author of this passage most likely support?

THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT

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“Because of our two-party system, voters often find themselves voting for the ‘lesser of two evils, ‘ rather than a candidate they really feel would do the best job. . . ."Since most states distribute their electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis, the smaller party has no chance to gain support without seeming to take this support from one of the major parties. Few people will support a party that never wins, especially when they are supporting that party at the possible expense of their least favorite candidate taking power.”Source:FairVote.orgWhich of the following governmental policies would the author of this passage most likely support?

A	Amending the Constitution to ban political parties
B	Requiring all states to allocate electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis
C	Reforming or eliminating the Electoral College
D	Preventing third party “spoilers” from running in national elections

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The lesser of two evils principle, also referred to as the lesser evil principle and lesser-evilism, is the principle that when faced with selecting from two immoral options, the least immoral one should be chosen.

Detailed explanation-2: -In contrast, the two party system in the United States has been described as a duopoly or an enforced two-party system, such that politics is almost entirely dominated by either the Republicans or Democrats, and third parties rarely win seats in Congress.

Detailed explanation-3: -Several other parties may exist, contest elections and win a few seats in the national legislatures. But only the two main parties have a serious chance of winning the majority of seats to form a government. Such a party system is called a two-party system.

Detailed explanation-4: -Beginning in the 1820s, Democratic Republicans in Congress divided over questions about the powers of the federal government, which set the stage for two new political parties.

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THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT